Two Windows

A Tanka Sequence

I

In the still morning
you open the window wide
beside the table.
A cool breeze stirs the orchid,
cooling my cup of coffee.

II

Across from your light,
I open the other pane.
The air grows stronger.
Leaves whisper into the room
like all the things left unsaid.

III

Below the hillside,
a woodpecker drums the trees,
red crest among leaves.
A car passes on the road,
then fades into the morning.

IV

The wind kisses me.
I think of you and of us:
two windows open,
facing different landscapes,
yet filled with a single breeze.

We open for our first #writingcontest on May15! Submit your best #EDITED #flashfiction #haikusequence #tankasequence or #flashessay for consideration. One entry per person *NOT multiple categories!*

Themes: #mythology and #fairytales

Links and rules to follow shortly.

Our last piece of poetry this afternoon is #TankaSequence by #BarbaraAnnGaiardoni (Page 46) Enjoy! #mockingowlroost #triannualissue #Overcoming #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/overcoming-triannual/
(Pictures is a background of yellow/white/green with bunches of flowers at the bottom. The title and byline are in black print on the background.)

One more poem to end the night. Stars, moon and the occasional sound of a heron bring peaceful memories to mind. Enjoy! (Page 10) #mockingowlroost #specialpoetryissue2022 #RamChandran #tankasequence #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2022/
(Picture is of a white heron flying across the night sky.)